Our Houses

The Ghetto-plex Turned Park Place 2013 — This is the house we are currently working on. This house is a 110 yr old Craftsman that was converted into a duplex a rental decades ago. We are slowly transforming it back to it’s original glory. It sits across from one of the best parks in the country, in a beautiful turn-of the century neighborhood adorned with whimsical parks, amazing architecture, and bakeries nestled amongst the houses for a morning cup of coffee. (Katie)

V St., Our First Home 2015 — After nearly 5 years of marriage, a toddler, and a baby on the way, we were finally able to settle down and buy a home. I’d been dreaming of a place to decorate and put our personal touch on for a long time and the V St. house is where it all began. (Holly)

The Riverhouse 2007-2013 — We loved this 1948 rancher that sits on the bank of the Columbia River. It had a wonderful open layout, a park-like yard and was within walking distance to local eateries and the farmers market. * I started blogging while I lived in this house, so beware…there are some old, small and unedited pictures in these links from the early days of blogging! * The Holiday Spaces are in links at the bottom. (Katie)

About Us

We are sisters, wives, daughters, mothers, Jesus lovers, coffee abusers, obsessers of all things DIY, design and decor related.
Most of what you'll see here are ways to live inexpensively, and how we put those into practice with our constant need to renovate houses and find less expensive ways to make just about anything.
We have large families and not so large salaries, so houses must come big and inexpensive, and made beautiful as we go, turning what most would see as trash, into treasure.
Thanks for stopping by, stay awhile and make yourself at home. I hope you enjoy our ideas.